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Six killed as helicopter crashes in Uttarakhand; all bodies recovered

Bengaluru/Dehradun, Oct 30 (UNI) Six people, including a pilot and five passengers from Karnataka, were killed when a civil helicopter operated by Trans Bharat Aviation crashed in the Hathi Parvat area of Uttarakhand on Friday afternoon. The mortal remains of all six victims have been recovered, the Karnataka government said.
The helicopter was flying from Badrinath to Dehradun when it crashed in the hilly terrain at around 2 pm.
According to the Uttarakhand State Emergency Operations Centre (SEOC), the bodies have been shifted to Joshimath for post-mortem examination.
Following the mishap, disaster management teams from the Army, State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), police, Health Department and district disaster management authorities were mobilised for search and rescue operations.
The Karnataka Chief Minister's Office and the Relief Commissioner are coordinating with their counterparts in Uttarakhand to facilitate the transportation of the mortal remains to Karnataka at the earliest.
The office of the Resident Commissioner at Karnataka Bhavan is also coordinating with Uttarakhand authorities.
The state government said it was extending all possible assistance to the families of the deceased.
Chamoli Superintendent of Police Surjeet Singh Panwar said the helicopter took off from the Badrinath civil helipad at around 1.12 pm, bound for the Sahastradhara helipad in Dehradun. Its radar transmission link was lost near Joshimath at 1.14 pm.
Two teams comprising police, SDRF and Army personnel were deployed from Pandukeshwar and Joshimath to trace the missing helicopter.
Further details about the identities of the victims and the circumstances leading to the crash were awaited.
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